Monday, December 12, 2011

It's Never Too Cold For Something Frosty!

Like most summer-focused spots, Black Dog Gelato is observing winter hours. For the next few months, it's only open noon-9pm Friday-Sunday.

But in the meantime, owner Jessica Oloroso has come up with a couple of creative ways to get her addictive, hand-crafted frosty treats to her fans on the regular.This month, she's offering customers a chance to join the Gelato of the Month Delivery Service in which they can get two quarts of rotating flavors at their doorstep. Orders for the service can be placed until Dec. 23, and customers will get favorites like Goat Cheese Cashew Caramel and Malted Vanilla. It's $125 for the program, and you'll get the packages through May. Sounds like the perfect Xmas gift to me!

For those too impatient to wait for that package every month, she's doing hands-on classes at the Black Dog Gelato shop, beginning in January. Oloroso will teach students how to make gelato using a wide variety of sweet and savory ingredients on DeLonghi home gelato machines. Students will have the chance to design their own flavors and take a pint of it home. During the class there will be additional tastings and beverages. The next class is Jan. 19. It's $75.

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Audarshia Townsend's introduction to the online world began as one of the first two editors at metromix.com--where they set the tone for the entertainment site's cutting-edge style. She also has written lifestyle features for the Chicago Tribune, Essence, Los Angeles Times, Michigan Avenue, about.com, playboy.com, Huffington Post, DiningChicago.com, World's Best Bars and Upscale magazine. Additionally, she has appeared regularly on CLTV, WGN-TV and WCIU-TV's "You & Me This Morning" for cocktail-, dining- and nightlife-related features. In 2007, Audarshia launched 312DiningDiva.com, a daily dining-and-drinking blog keeping readers up to date on Chicago happenings. Her interests include staying fit with a regular Forrest Yoga practice, cycling in the city, and Flywheel Chicago classes.